Pop vocalist D4vd faces evidentiary hearing in murder of teenage girl
Prosecutors say the singer killed the teen after she threatened to expose their relationship and damage his music career.
- On Tuesday, a preliminary hearing began in Downtown Los Angeles to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to try singer D4vd, legally named David Burke, for the murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Prosecutors allege Burke began a sexual relationship with Rivas Hernandez when she was 13, and killed her on April 23, 2025, after she messaged him, "where the victim threatened to expose defendant and destroy his career."
- Evidence presented includes surveillance video and DNA findings linking Burke to the Tesla where Rivas Hernandez's remains were discovered in Hollywood Hills; prosecutors claim he purchased chainsaws and inflatable pools to dismember her.
- Presided over by Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo, the hearing serves as a mini-trial expected to last about four days; defense attorney Blair Berke maintains her client is not responsible for Rivas Hernandez's death.
- Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child, and unlawful mutilation of human remains; the judge will decide whether evidence meets probable cause to proceed to a jury trial.
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bd.nlDavid Anthony Burke, known by the stage name D4vd, showed no emotion in court on Tuesday when photos of the remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were shown. The singer is suspected of murdering Celeste, who was 14 at the time, to conceal his sexual abuse of the girl.
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RapplerProsecutors detail gruesome evidence against pop singer D4vd in murder case
Singer accused of fatally stabbing girl, dismembering her body Prosecutors allege she threatened to expose improper relations Remains of 14-year-old girl found in car trunk last September LOS ANGELES — The indie pop singer known as D4vd sat quietly through a daylong court hearing on Tuesday as prosecutors outlined in graphic detail a murder case against […] The post Prosecutors detail gruesome evidence against pop singer D4vd in murder case appe…
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Gory images of US singer D4vd's teenage 'victim' shown to her horrified parents in court
Gory images of American singer D4vd's alleged teenage victim have been shown in court in front of her horrified parents. On the first day of a preliminary hearing, prosecutors revealed shocking photographs of the crime scene showing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains after they were discovered in a Tesla belonging to David Anthony Burke, 21, in Los Angeles last year. Just days after the teenager was killed, the singer had ordered a bo…
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